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Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, race, sex, and age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
Oct.
2022		 Sept.
2023		 Oct.
2023		 Oct.
2022		 June
2023		 July
2023		 Aug.
2023		 Sept.
2023		 Oct.
2023

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population

 203,522 204,756 204,867 203,522 204,433 204,536 204,645 204,756 204,867

Civilian labor force

 126,215 127,706 127,686 126,180 127,306 127,329 127,976 127,829 127,651

Participation rate

 62.0 62.4 62.3 62.0 62.3 62.3 62.5 62.4 62.3

Employed

 122,490 123,547 123,623 122,063 123,389 123,393 123,571 123,456 123,220

Employment-population ratio

 60.2 60.3 60.3 60.0 60.4 60.3 60.4 60.3 60.1

Unemployed

 3,725 4,160 4,063 4,117 3,917 3,936 4,405 4,373 4,431

Unemployment rate

 3.0 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.4 3.4 3.5

Not in labor force

 77,308 77,049 77,181 77,342 77,127 77,207 76,669 76,926 77,216

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 66,025 66,622 66,334 66,032 66,543 66,414 66,565 66,643 66,360

Participation rate

 70.3 70.3 70.0 70.3 70.3 70.2 70.3 70.3 70.0

Employed

 64,276 64,514 64,359 64,026 64,545 64,423 64,324 64,321 64,135

Employment-population ratio

 68.4 68.1 67.9 68.2 68.2 68.0 67.9 67.9 67.6

Unemployed

 1,749 2,108 1,975 2,006 1,998 1,991 2,241 2,322 2,225

Unemployment rate

 2.6 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.4 3.5 3.4

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 55,592 56,503 56,501 55,340 55,994 56,188 56,451 56,401 56,255

Participation rate

 57.2 58.0 57.9 57.0 57.6 57.7 58.0 57.9 57.7

Employed

 54,043 54,912 55,002 53,691 54,536 54,690 54,826 54,810 54,662

Employment-population ratio

 55.6 56.3 56.4 55.3 56.1 56.2 56.3 56.2 56.1

Unemployed

 1,550 1,592 1,498 1,649 1,458 1,498 1,625 1,591 1,593

Unemployment rate

 2.8 2.8 2.7 3.0 2.6 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.8

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 4,597 4,581 4,851 4,807 4,769 4,727 4,960 4,785 5,036

Participation rate

 36.8 36.6 38.7 38.5 38.1 37.8 39.6 38.2 40.2

Employed

 4,171 4,121 4,262 4,346 4,308 4,281 4,421 4,324 4,423

Employment-population ratio

 33.4 32.9 34.0 34.8 34.4 34.2 35.3 34.5 35.3

Unemployed

 426 460 589 462 461 447 539 460 613

Unemployment rate

 9.3 10.0 12.1 9.6 9.7 9.5 10.9 9.6 12.2

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 34,237 34,751 34,788 34,237 34,644 34,678 34,714 34,751 34,788

Civilian labor force

 21,368 21,808 21,996 21,247 21,695 21,751 21,746 21,868 21,871

Participation rate

 62.4 62.8 63.2 62.1 62.6 62.7 62.6 62.9 62.9

Employed

 20,124 20,622 20,716 19,988 20,402 20,496 20,596 20,616 20,601

Employment-population ratio

 58.8 59.3 59.5 58.4 58.9 59.1 59.3 59.3 59.2

Unemployed

 1,244 1,186 1,281 1,259 1,292 1,255 1,150 1,253 1,270

Unemployment rate

 5.8 5.4 5.8 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.3 5.7 5.8

Not in labor force

 12,869 12,943 12,792 12,990 12,949 12,927 12,969 12,883 12,918

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 9,836 10,197 10,063 9,783 10,053 10,114 10,131 10,185 10,025

Participation rate

 67.6 68.7 67.8 67.2 68.0 68.3 68.4 68.6 67.5

Employed

 9,335 9,650 9,547 9,269 9,465 9,576 9,620 9,611 9,494

Employment-population ratio

 64.1 65.0 64.3 63.7 64.0 64.7 64.9 64.8 63.9

Unemployed

 500 547 516 514 588 538 511 574 531

Unemployment rate

 5.1 5.4 5.1 5.3 5.9 5.3 5.0 5.6 5.3

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 10,770 10,861 11,148 10,696 10,886 10,922 10,872 10,873 11,055

Participation rate

 62.6 62.5 64.1 62.2 62.9 63.0 62.7 62.6 63.6

Employed

 10,140 10,394 10,517 10,080 10,300 10,353 10,359 10,389 10,464

Employment-population ratio

 59.0 59.8 60.5 58.6 59.5 59.7 59.7 59.8 60.2

Unemployed

 630 467 630 616 586 569 514 485 590

Unemployment rate

 5.8 4.3 5.7 5.8 5.4 5.2 4.7 4.5 5.3

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 762 750 786 768 756 715 742 810 791

Participation rate

 30.6 29.5 30.8 30.8 29.8 28.2 29.2 31.8 31.0

Employed

 648 579 651 639 638 568 617 616 642

Employment-population ratio

 26.0 22.7 25.5 25.7 25.1 22.3 24.3 24.2 25.2

Unemployed

 114 172 135 128 118 148 125 194 148

Unemployment rate

 15.0 22.9 17.2 16.7 15.6 20.7 16.9 24.0 18.8

ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 17,129 17,633 17,593 17,129 17,491 17,600 17,515 17,633 17,593

Civilian labor force

 11,100 11,611 11,443 11,106 11,435 11,556 11,486 11,580 11,480

Participation rate

 64.8 65.8 65.0 64.8 65.4 65.7 65.6 65.7 65.3

Employed

 10,776 11,288 11,094 10,781 11,073 11,288 11,131 11,250 11,129

Employment-population ratio

 62.9 64.0 63.1 62.9 63.3 64.1 63.6 63.8 63.3

Unemployed

 323 323 349 325 363 267 355 330 351

Unemployment rate

 2.9 2.8 3.1 2.9 3.2 2.3 3.1 2.8 3.1

Not in labor force

 6,029 6,023 6,150 6,023 6,056 6,044 6,029 6,053 6,112

Footnotes
(1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Last Modified Date: November 03, 2023